There is no giver or receiver with true compassion.
November 18th, All Day Retreat & Precepts
Good Friends, I would like to remind you that we are a month away from our All Day Silent Retreat at Myakka River State Park. Come and join us for this wonderful experience. No previous experience with meditation is necessary and an intro on how to meditate will be available. We will start promptly at 10:00 a.m. Arrive one-half hour early for the intro. The retreat will be in silence. There will be several sitting and walking meditations during the day, […]
It Is and It Isn’t
The 360 degrees of the Zen Circle. Hold your perceptions gently like a newborn baby, with wonder…
The Perfection of Patience
The Diamond Sutra teaches us about right understanding, right action, and the perfection of patience.
News and updates – 10/1/23
Good Friends, Our ‘Silent Retreat in Nature‘ is getting closer and if you haven’t registered yet, I encourage you to do so! I want to especially congratulate those who have signed up for the precepts ceremony. The ceremony will be at the end of the retreat and I will be interviewing each participant during the day. When your time comes, someone will let you know. Nothing scary about the interview, just want to have a moment with each of the […]
Not Two, The Heart Mind
We walk as Two but are ‘Not Two’. The Heart Mind, beyond duality.
Fire Poker Zen
The Old Lady’s Tea House…
The wonderfully useless practice that can save your life
Sitting still and meditating can change the trajectory of your life. Zen Meditation Practice Sessions Offered at OZS
A handful of soybeans
Will begins the Dharma Talk with a story from 101 Zen Stories on Audible.
Unconditioned Nirvana
The fashionable appropriation of Non-Duality and Mindfulness is just the froth and not the soup!